dog days

I had this idyllic vision of taking the dogs to Riverfront Park. As the name suggests the dogs have access to the river and as long as they don't snack on fisherman we'd be fine. Well, I put them both in the backseat and set off. Daisy has never ridden in the back seat and when I open the door to let them out I discovered that she had quietly been sick all over the backseat. So, that was why Seuss moved into the front seat during the journey (of 10 minutes). Ooohhh! So, I get over my shock, tie the dogs to a tree and clean up the backseat. The car still smells like used dog food but at least dog sick doesn't stink like human sick. So, then we ramble and splash and the very excited dogs run in the river, well Seuss waddles out and lays down in the water. It's the only thing TO do when you are built to stay comfortable on the top of Mt. Fuji in a blizzard. In said place Seuss would sit in the snow until he was a dog-shaped pile of snow with only his panting tongue hanging out. Daisy splashed in the river just like a baby in a bathtub. Too cute. Then I leash up sopping dogs and we set off for a walk. We come upon Animal Control cruising through the park. In all the years I've been going there I have NEVER seen Animal Control there. Then I remembered the guy who drowned a few weeks ago trying to save his dog from drowning. The dog made it to shore. His children watched him drown. Horrible. Then we had a picnic. Yes, I packed food and water for all of us. Course, Just like kids, the dogs spilled their drinks. Then we walked somemore...to try to dry off a bit. And we went home. I made it absolutely clear that there was to be NO getting sick in the car. Let me know and I'll pull over. Daisy was fine. We had fun despite the obstacles.